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Friday , August 7, 1952

FEDERAL REGISTER

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yellow color, or as "U. S. Combination rind. As it progresses the color of the Mixed Color if the limes in each con affected area becomes light drab to drab Title 19
Pas tainer fail to meet the color requirements but the area remains firm unless infected of either U. S. Combination or U. S. Com with secondary organisms that cause soft Chapter I:
decay.
Part 5___________
7042 bination Turning.
5 Damage means any defect that ii In order to allow for variations Part 18_________
7042
Part 24_____________________ 7042 incident to proper grading and handling, materially affects the appearance, or the edible or shipping quality of the fruit.
not more than 10 percent, by count, of Title 21
Any one of the following defects, or any the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the Chapter I:
color requirements. In addition, not combination of defects, the seriousness 7043 more than 10 percent, by count, of the Part 141________________
of which exceeds the maximum allowed Part 146____________________ 7043 fruit in any lot may be below the remain for any one defect, shall be considered as damage:
ing requirements of the lower grade in Title 26
i Dryness or mushy condition which the combination, but not more than oneChapter I:
extends into all segments more than onehalf of this amount, or 5 percent, shall Part 320_________________ - 7045
eighth of. an inch at the stem end, or Part 324 proposed_________ 7055 be allowed for limes affected by decay, more than the equivalent of this amount, stylar end breakdown, and broken skins Title 32A
by volume, when occurring in other por which are not healed, including not more Chapter III OPS :
than one-half of 1 percent for decay at tions of the fruit;
CPR 15, Int. 3_______________ 70x7 shipping point: Provided, That an addi ii Sprayburn which changes the CPR 2 2 __________ - _________ 7047 tional tolerance of 2 Vfe percent, or a total color to such an extent that the appear CPR 74, Int. 1_______________ 7047 of not more than 3 percent, shall be ance of the fruit is materially affected, or CPR 9 4 ____________
7048 allowed for decay enroute or at destina which causes scarring that in the aggre CPR 94, Int. 2__________
7048 tion.
gate exceeds the area of a circle oneGCPR, SR 13________
7048
iii No part of the above tolerances fourth inch in diameter;
GCPR, SR 111______________ - 7049 shall be allowed to reduce for the lot as iii E x a n t h e m a ammoniation GOR 9________ - ____________ 7050 a whole, the 75 percent of U. S. No. 1 which materially detracts from the ap GOR 14___________________ 7046 limes required in the U. S. Combination pearance of the fruit, or which occurs GOR 23____________
7050 Grade, but individual containers may as small, thinly scattered spots over more Steel SO 1_________________ 7046 have not less than 65 percent of the than 10 percent of the fruit surface, or Chapter VI NPA :
as solid scarring not cracked, or de higher grade.
M-46 _______________________ 7050
pressions which in the aggregate exceed b Unclassified.
Unclassified con M-104 ______________________ 7051 sists of Persian Limes which have not the area of a circle one-half inch in di Chapter XIV GSA 2 docu been classified in accordance with any of ameter;
m ents 7051, 7052 the foregoing grades. The term un iv Scars which are dark, rough, or Chapter XXIII DMPA________ 7053 classified is not a grade within the deep and in the aggregate exceed the area of a circle one-fourth inch in diam meaning of these standards but is pro Title 38
eter, or scars which are fairly light in vided as a designation to show that no Chapter I:
color, slightly rough, or of slight depth Part 3______________________ 7054 definite grade has been applied to the lot.
and in the aggregate exceed the area of a c Application of tolerances to indi Title 43
circle one-half inch in diameter, or scars vidual packages. 1 The contents of Chapter I:
which are light colored, fairly smooth, individual packages in the lot, based on Appendix Public land orders :
with no depth and aggregate more than sample inspection, are subject to the 858____
7055 following limitations: Provided, That the 10 percent of the fruit surface;
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v Thom scratches, when the injury averages for the entire lot are within the is not well healed, or when dark colored, tolerances specified for the grade.
Chapter IV:
1 For a tolerance of 10 percent or rough or deep and in the aggregate ex Part 402__________________ 7055
more, individual packages in any lot may ceeds the area of a circle one-fourth inch contain not more than one and one-half in diameter, or when light colored, fairly iii In order to allow for variations times the tolerance specified, except that smooth and concentrated and in the incident to proper grading and handling, when the package contains 15 specimens aggregate exceeds the area of a circle not more than 10 percent, by count, of or less, individual packages may contain one-half inch in diameter, or light col the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the not more than double the tolerance ored and scattered thorn injury which color requirements. In addition, not specified.
detracts from the appearance of the fruit more than 10 percent, by count, of the ii For a tolerance of less than 10 to a greater extent than the aggregate fruit in any lot may be below the remain percent, individual packages in any lot area of one-half inch permitted for light ing requirements of this grade, but not may contain not more than double the colored concentrated injury;
more than one-half of this amount, or tolerance specified, provided at least one vi Scale, when more than ten me 5 percent, shall be allowed for decay, specimen which does not meet the re dium to large California red or purple stylar end breakdown, and broken skins quirements shall be allowed in any one scale adjacent to button at stem end, or which are not healed, including not more package.
scattered over the fruit, or any scale than one-half of 1 percent for decay at d Definitions. 1 Firm means which affects the appearance of the fruit shipping point: Prdvided, That an addi that the fruit is not soft or flabby.
to a greater extent;
tional tolerance of 2 y2 percent, or a total 2 Fairly well formed means that vii Sunburn which causes appre of not more than 3 percent, shall be the fruit shows normal characteristic ciable flattening of the fruit, drying of allowed for decay en route or at destina shape for the Persian variety and is not the skin, material change in the color of tion.
the skin, appreciabledrying of the flesh materially flattened on one side.
3 U. S. Combination grade. A lot 3 Fairly smooth texture means underneath the affected area or affects of limes may be designated U. S. Combi that the fruit is comparatively free from more than 5 percent of the fruit surface;
nation when not less than 75 percent, lumpiness and that pebbling is not ab viii Scab which materially affects by count, of the limes in each container normally coarse. Coarse pebbling is not the shape or texture;
meet the requirements of U. S. No. 1 grade objectionable as it is indicative of good ix Blanching, when more than 10
and the remainder U. S. No. 2 grade.
keeping quality and is characteristic of percent of the surface of the fruit shows i The limes shall have good green the fruit, especially that from young a whitish area owing to shading, resting color: Provided, That lots of limes which trees.
on the surface of the ground, or contact meet all the requirements of this grade 4 Stylar end breakdown is a with other fruits on the tree. These except as to color shall be designated as physiological breakdown starting as a whitish areas are not to be confused with U. S. Combination Turning if the limes sunken area at the base of the nipple. A fruit that is turning, the color of which in each container have started to show brownish discoloration develops in the is more of a greenish yellow;

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